stay-at-home
adjective
: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country
especially
: remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work
stay-at-home
noun
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Tavia Hunt, who was a stay-at-home mom, defended him in a social media post.
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The couple shared some of their family life online in the early days of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but have since returned to keeping their lives private.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The couple shared some of their family life online in the early days of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but have since returned to keeping their lives private.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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